FORMER World No.3 Tommy Knudsen has donated several souvenirs from his career for auction with proceeds to the Speedway Riders’ Benevolent Fund.

The Danish star captained Coventry to back-to-back British League titles in 1987-88 and items will be available at the Ben Fund Bonanza at Leicester on March 17.

SRBF chairman Paul Ackroyd said: “Tommy is donating many of his trophies and race-jackets to us, which is a great gesture. He is keeping a few but we are getting a good percentage, and the race-jackets will be signed.

“Our plan is to auction some of these during the Bonanza, then the remainder at a meeting of the Nuneaton Speedway Supporters’ Club on a date we will announce.”

New Leicester signing Ryan Douglas, Scunthorpe’s Josh Auty and Glasgow racer Paul Starke have been added to the line-up for the meeting. Two places remain after Thomas Jorgensen had to withdraw.